Configuring the Notification Server

To use Email, SMS, or Pager Notifications, you must first configure the WS_FTP Server and the Notification Server to communicate with each other. You can configure WS_FTP Server to use a Notification Server installed on the same computer as WS_FTP Server, or you can use a Notification Server located on another computer.

To configure the Notification Server:

  1. From the top menu, select Server > Server Settings > Notification Server. The Notification Server Settings page opens.
    Note: You must be logged in as a system administrator for the Notification Server Settings link to appear.
  2. Enter the appropriate information for each of the fields.
    • Notification server IP address. Enter the IP address of the Notification Server that you want WS_FTP Server to use to send notifications. If you are using Notification Server installed on the same computer as WS_FTP Server, enter 127.0.0.1.
    • Port. Enter the port you want Notification Server to listen on for connections from WS_FTP Server.
    • Retries. Enter the number of times you want Notification Server to attempt to send a notification. If the notification cannot be successfully sent within this number of tries, the notification is logged as failed.
    • Logging level. Specify the level of detail the server provides to the enabled log servers.
      • None. No data is captured or supplied to the log server.
      • Errors Only. Only events that register as errors are logged.
      • Normal (selected by default). In addition to errors, the following events are logged: uploading, downloading, deleting and renaming a file; removing and creating a folder; user authentications; and issuing a SITE command.
      • Verbose. In addition to everything logged in Normal, the following events are logged: connecting and disconnecting; changing working directory; negotiating SSL, including cipher, type and strength; negotiating SSH, including ciphers and MACs; and any other command sent to the server.
        CAUTION: Verbose mode produces a large quantity of log entries and should only be used for brief periods of troubleshooting.
    • Enable WS_FTP Logging. Select this option to enable logging to an Log Server.
      • Log server IP address (127.0.0.1 by default). Enter the host name or IP address of the log server.
      • Port (5151 by default). Enter the port over which the connection to the log server should be made.
    • Enable Syslog. Select this option to enable logging to a syslog server.
      • Log server IP address. Enter the host name or IP address of the syslog server.
      • Port. Enter the port over which the connection to the log server should be made.
  3. Click Save.